European Commission

The Online Linguistic Support provides participants in Erasmus+ long-term mobility activities (Key Action 1) with the opportunity to assess their knowledge of the language they will use to study, work or volunteer abroad. In addition, the Online Linguistic Support gives to a number of participants the possibility to follow an online language course to improve their competences.

A new Eurobarometer has been published that reports on the survey ''Employers' perception of graduate employability''. The findings indicate which skills and competences are valued most by employers. One of the key findings was that, according to European employers, foreign language skills will be the most important and requested skill in the future. http://ec.europa.eu/education/languages/news/news4738_en.htm

Last December new priorities have been set for the Copenhagen Process and a new plan for VET was adopted. The Bruges communiqué highlights the increasing importance of foreign language skills for getting and keeping a job, for international mobility and for cross-border cooperation. http://ec.europa.eu/education/vocational-education/doc1143_en.htm